Infiniti MOT pass rates and reliability
We have 7,463 MOT tests on Infiniti cars from 2023, covering 2 models with enough tests to compare. Choose a model to see what it fails on most often, how its pass rate changes with age and how far it is typically driven.
Across 7,463 MOT tests on Infiniti cars in 2023, 83% passed first time, above the national average of 71% for all cars. Of the Infiniti models with enough tests, the Q30 did best at 85% and the Q50 did least well at 79%. Newer models pass more often whatever the make, so compare cars of a similar age.
Infiniti models
What Infiniti cars fail on
Share of tests with at least one failure in each area, across all models, against the figure for all cars.
- Tyres5.7% (all cars 6.4%)
- Brakes4.8% (all cars 6.8%)
- Lights and electrics4.0% (all cars 11.3%)
- Suspension3.3% (all cars 9.0%)
- Visibility2.1% (all cars 4.8%)
- Exhaust and emissions1.3% (all cars 3.1%)
- Wheels0.5% (all cars 0.4%)
- Body and structure0.5% (all cars 3.5%)
Most common Infiniti failure items
Share of tests on which each item was recorded.
- Brake pads: less than 1.5 mm thick 2.7%
- Tread depth: tread depth below requirements of 1.6mm 2.3%
- Malfunction indicator lamp: inoperative or indicates a malfunction 1.2%
- Headlamp: not working on dipped beam 0.8%
- Washers: provides insufficient washer liquid 0.8%
- Coil spring: fractured or broken 0.8%
- Tyres, condition: has ply or cords exposed 0.8%
- Position lamp: not working 0.6%
Check a particular Infiniti
Model figures tell you what to look out for. To see one car's own MOT history, mileage and tax, enter its registration.
Source: Department for Transport, Anonymised MOT tests and results, 2023, cars and light vans, normal tests only. Pass rates are first-time passes; a pass after repair at the test station counts as a fail. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.